Hanover Police Officers perform a variety of assignments including criminal investigations and arrests, foot patrol, traffic enforcement, accident investigations, and are engaged in a variety of community policing efforts.
Qualifications:
All entry level (non-certified) candidates will be required to pass a written exam before moving on to a physical fitness test the same day
U.S. Citizenship
21 years of age at the time of employment
High School Diploma or G.E.D
Valid Driver’s License
Vision corrected to 20/20 or better in both eyes
Normal hearing
Physical and mental fitness
Ability to pass background requirements.
New Hampshire State Law (RSA 188-F:27 III-d – III-j) requires that all police, state corrections, and probation-parole officers hired after January 1, 2001, as a condition of continued certification and employment furnish Police Standards and Training Council every 3 years with a certificate from a licensed physician, physician’s assistant, or registered nurse practitioner who has conducted a medical examination of the officer according to protocols adopted by the Council certifying that in the opinion of the examiner, the officer is physically capable of participating in the Council’s physical fitness test
Physical Agility Requirement
As of January 1, 2001 and thereafter, NH State Law (RSA 188-F:27 III-d – III-j) requires that all police, state corrections, and probation-parole officers hired after that date, as a condition of continued certification and employment, every 3 years during their law enforcement careers must pass a physical performance test, administered by their department or by the Police Standards and Training Council, according to protocols adopted by the Council
Candidates that pass both the written exam and physical fitness test will then participate in an oral board interview process, also taking place that same day.
Benefits
We are currently offering a $2500 structured hiring bonus.
Salary enhanced with physical fitness and educational incentives, with increase at six months of successful employment and completion of NH Police Academy, and regular opportunities for pay raises each year thereafter, over and above entry level salary range listed here
We offer a highly competitive flexible benefits package that includes paid vacation and sick leave; choice of excellent health insurance plans with multiple coverage options; Town-paid short and long term disability and life insurance; retirement, and much more!